Contributing Institution:
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.

Language of Material:
English

Physical Description:
5.42 linear feet
(5 boxes)

Date (inclusive): 1957-1992

Abstract: The collection includes television scripts for such shows as
Bonanza,
The Big Valley,
Fantasy Island,
Gunsmoke,
Have Gun-Will Travel,
Marcus Welby M.D.,
Police Story,
Star Trek, and
The Virginian, among others. Ingalls wrote or produced for each one. The scripts range in date from 1957 to 1992.

Creator:
Ingalls, Don, 1918-

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The collection was donated to Pepperdine University by Mary Ingalls, wife of Donald Ingalls, on May 9, 2014.

Biographical note

Donald G. "Don" Ingalls was born on July 29, 1918, in Humbolt, Nebraska, to Park and Luella Ingalls. He spent most of his
childhood in Stafford, Kansas, but moved to Los Angeles in the 1930s and attended North Hollywood High School. Upon graduation,
he joined the U.S. Army Air Corps and served as a bomber pilot during World War II. He then joined the Los Angeles Police
Department.

Since childhood, Ingalls dabbled in writing and he wrote for
Desert Magazine and served as a columnist for
The Valley Times in Hollywood and an editor of LAPD’s
The Beat magazine. Ingalls transitioned his talents as a writer to the new field of television where he spent over 35 years as a prolific
film and television writer and producer. He wrote for many television shows including
Bonanza,
The Big Valley,
Fantasy Island,
Gunsmoke,
Have Gun-Will Travel,
Marcus Welby M.D.,
Police Story,
Star Trek, and
The Virginian.

Ingalls retired in 1987, and moved with his wife Mary, to Olympia, Washington. He then wrote a novel called
The Watchers on the Mountain. Ingllas was a man of strong faith and would often use his talents for the church. He also would mentor and encourage young
writers. Ingalls passed away on March 10, 2014, in Olympia, Washington, after a long illness.

Scope and Content

The collection contains television scripts from fifty-eight shows including
Bonanza,
The Big Valley,
Fantasy Island,
Gunsmoke,
Have Gun-Will Travel,
Marcus Welby M.D.,
Police Story,
Star Trek, and
The Virginian. These shows, and many more were written or produced by Ingalls. The scripts range in date from 1957 to 1992. While the western
genre is most prevalent in this collection, crime dramas, sci-fi, and comedies are also included. In addition to final scripts,
first drafts and working drafts are included. Memos, budget sheets, cast lists, and other production materials can be found
with the
Fantasy Island and
Have Gun-Will Travel files.

Related Archival Materials

Other collections at Pepperdine that relate to film and television include:

Ivan Goff Collection of Television Scripts 0004, Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine
University.

Alan Reed Papers 0119, Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.

Chuck Waters Papers, 0122, Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.

Jerry Weintraub Collection of Motion Picture and Television Program Reels 0111, Special Collections and University Archives,
University Libraries, Pepperdine University.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically by television show title. Within each show, episodes are organized by air date.
Unaired shows are then arranged by draft dates. If neither an air date nor draft date is available, they are sorted alphabetically.

Processing Information note

The collection was arranged and described by Tanner Potts, Pepperdine Special Collections and University Archives Intern,
under the supervision of Katie Richardson in May, 2014.